Are you stuck? Join us for a two hour workshop sharing ideas for shattering writer’s block. We’ll practice some exercises that can ignite your creative fires using everyday objects and events. Not sure where to start but you’ve always wanted to write? This workshop will help you connect to ideas that may be lurking within […]
Allison Dickens
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Allison H. Dickens was a Senior Editor at the Penguin and Random House Publishing Groups. She co-created the XYZ line of books for twenty-somethings while at Ballantine/Random House, and oversaw the Ballantine Reader's Circle program. In 2008 she left full-time publishing for a more family friendly schedule as a freelance editor. She has also worked in magazine publishing and for an independent publisher.Breaking the Rules – B207F19
What’s more fun than breaking the rules? In this course, we will examine where the rules for good writing, (so often touted in writing workshops), came from, why they exist, and famous examples of books that break them. We will take a look at an example of a work that breaks the rules beautifully. After […]
FILLED – Honing Your Pitch – S202F19
3-2-1! You only have three sentences, two minutes, one shot: It better be good! Pitching your book to literary agents and publishers can be a scary, pressure-filled experience. Eliminate some of the fear by being prepared. In this workshop we will polish your pitch to perfection focusing on choosing comparison titles, pulling out the most […]
FILLED – Hanging In There With Your Novel or Memoir Manuscript MS – B301F19
In this master-level course, you will have the opportunity to share 20-25 page increments of your work via email three to four times during the course of the term, for a minimum total of 60-75 pages reviewed and discussed. You will receive in-depth critiques during class time that you can then apply to your manuscript […]